The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2026
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.20° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.23° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.